Cornmeal Lemon Ricotta Blueberry Waffles
 
Ingredients
  • 1½ cups ricotta cheese
  • 2 cups milk
  • 6 large eggs, separated
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • ½ cup fine yellow cornmeal
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 lemon juice and 1 TBSP lemon zest
Instructions
  1. Heat an 8-inch square waffle iron and preheat the oven to 200°. In a large bowl, whisk the ricotta with the milk, lemon juice,egg yolks and sugar. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the cornmeal, baking powder and salt. Whisk the dry ingredients into the ricotta mixture until combined. Stir in the melted butter.
  2. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until firm peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the waffle batter and add in the lemon zest and blueberries- stir just until incorporated.Coat the waffle iron with vegetable-oil spray and spoon about 1½ cups of the batter onto the waffle iron. Close and cook until the waffles are golden and crisp. Serve the waffles immediately or transfer them to a rack in the oven to keep warm.
Notes
adapted from Food and Wine
Recipe by Kitchen Belleicious at https://kitchenbelleicious.com/2012/06/07/lemon-ricotta-blueberry-pancakes/